{"nrhp_refnum":"12000260","name":"Smith's Grain and Feed Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"857 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elnora","county":"Saratoga County","state":"NY","lat":42.89503195100008,"lon":-73.81991806699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-05-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half-story frame feed store built in 1892 on Main Street in Elnora, Saratoga County, New York, beside the railroad line, with a second contributing early 20th-century railroad freight building on the same site.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the store is a rare surviving example of a once-common mixed-use commercial building that served a local agricultural clientele. It reflects Elnora's growth as a Delaware & Hudson rail depot and the shift from a railroad-era local economy to the automobile age. The Smith family ran it for four generations.","narrative":"Built in 1892 beside the railroad tracks in the hamlet of Elnora, this gable-roofed frame building with clapboard siding and a standing seam metal roof began as a grain and feed store. Its attic held milling machinery, the upper floors held retail space, and a nearby early 20th-century railroad building with sliding doors received supplies such as molasses, grain and coal from trains. Dibble and Hurlburt founded the business, and George T. Smith bought it in 1895. The Smith family then operated it for roughly a century, adapting to suburban growth by selling hardware and repairing lawnmowers before selling in 1994. The property is significant as a rare surviving example of a multi-function commercial building that served a farming community and reflects Elnora's growth as a Delaware & Hudson rail depot. Plain and built for function, it is now a restaurant, and its two first-floor public rooms still serve that role.","period_of_significance":"1892-1962","architect_builder":"Unknown (built 1892 by Dibble & Hubert Company, also given as Dibble and Hurlburt)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Converted to a restaurant (Main Street Grill) after the Smith family sold it in 1994; integrity described as high.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:48.544209-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/12000260.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000260/c50714df56-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000260/c50714df56-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Peter Flass","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smith%27s_Grain_and_Feed_Store.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Flass</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smith%27s_Grain_and_Feed_Store.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321629","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%27s_Grain_and_Feed_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23092079"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/saratoga-county/smiths-grain-and-feed-store-12000260/"}